1976 Japanese Grand Prix
The 1976 Japanese Grand Prix1 was a Formula One motor race held at Fuji Speedway on 24 October 1976. It was the 16th and final race of the 1976 Formula One World Championship
| 1976 Japanese Grand Prix | ||||
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Race 16 of 16 in the 1976 Formula One season
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| Race details | ||||
| Date | 24 October 1976 | |||
| Official name | XI Japanese Grand Prix | |||
| Location |
Fuji Speedway Oyama, Shizuoka, Japan | |||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | |||
| Course length | 4.359 km (2.709 miles) | |||
| Distance | 73 laps, 318.207 km (197.725 miles) | |||
| Weather | Very wet and misty, eventually drying | |||
| Pole position | ||||
| Driver |
| Lotus-Ford | ||
| Time | 1:12.77 | |||
| Fastest lap | ||||
| Driver | Jacques Laffite2 | Ligier-Matra | ||
| Time | 1:19.97 on lap 70 | |||
| Podium | ||||
| First |
| Lotus-Ford | ||
| Second | Tyrrell-Ford | |||
| Third | McLaren-Ford | |||
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Lap leaders | ||||
The 1976 World Championship was to be decided at the Mount Fuji circuit, with Niki Lauda just three points ahead of James Hunt after a season full of incidents including Lauda's near-fatal crash at the Nürburgring and subsequent missed races.
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